High Courts
Kerala High Court Allows Extraction, Preservation Of Brain-Dead Man's Gametes At Wife's Request
The Kerala High Court has recently granted interim permission to extract and cryopreserve the gametes of a man declared brain-dead, following a petition filed by his wife seeking to preserve the possibility of having a biological child in the future.Justice M.B Snehalatha passed the interim order to allow the extraction and cryopreservation of the gametes of the petitioner's husband, by...
Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up : March 09 - March 15, 2026
Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 132 - 147]New India Assurance and Ors. v The Federal bank Ltd., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 132Ajeesh Kalathil Gopi v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 133Rafeek v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 134Saheer v. The Ombudsman for Local Self Government and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 135Union of India and Anr. v. Mohanan Madathil...
Delhi High Court Calls For Sensitive Handling Of Child Victims, Says Repeated Summoning In POCSO Trials Causes Trauma
The Delhi High Court has emphasised that child victims and other vulnerable witnesses must not be repeatedly summoned during trial proceedings, observing that the criminal process itself should not become a source of further trauma for victims of sexual offences.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that while the victim must be given an opportunity to present her objections to the grant of bail,...
Can't Supply FIR Copy To Activists Claiming Illegal Detention: Delhi Police Tells High Court
The Delhi Police on Sunday told the Delhi High Court that they cannot supply copy of FIR filed against various activists claiming that they were illegally detained.A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja held a special sitting held on Sunday and issued notice in the habeas corpus petitions filed by Ehsanul Haq, Rajbir and Sagrika Rajora.Senior advocate...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: February 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 42 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 67Nominal IndexMEDICAPS LIMITED THROUGH FACTORY MANAGER Versus SMT. SANJU AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 42UCO BANK Vs. M/S ASHA OIL INDUSTRIES AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 43MOHD. SHAMIM AND OTHERS Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 44MS. DIVYA DUBEY Vs SMT. RASHMI ARUN SHAMI 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 45 KAMLA PATEL Versus...
Delhi High Court CJ Rejects Arvind Kejriwal's Plea To Transfer CBI's Excise Policy Case From Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma
The Delhi High Court's Chief Justice rejected AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's request to transfer CBI's excise policy case from Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma to another bench. Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya has said that CBI's petition is assigned to Justice Sharma as per current roster and that any request for recusal has to be taken by the judge concerned.“I, however, do not find...
Delhi High Court To Sit On Sunday For Habeas Corpus Pleas Alleging Illegal Police Detention Of Activists
Various habeas corpus petitions have been filed before the Delhi High Court alleging illegal detention of 10 activists by officials of the Delhi Police Special Cell.The matter was mentioned today by Advocate Shahrukh Alam before a division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia which said that the pleas will be heard tomorrow. One of the habeas corpus pleas has...
"Digital Gold Platform Cannot Escape Law Merely By 'Cosmetic Garb' Of Transactions": Karnataka HC Refuses To Quash FIR Against JAR App
The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash an FIR registered against the online gold platform Jar Gold and its directors for offences under Sections 21(1) and 21(2) of the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019 (BUDS Act).The single-judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna, while dismissing the application filed by Jar Gold Retail Private Limited and its Director Nishchay...
'Highly Educated Woman In Police Dept Couldn't Have Continued 13-Yr Relationship Without Consent': MP HC Quashes FIR Against Army Officer
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Thursday (March 11), dismissed an FIR against an Army Officer, for engaging in sexual intercourse using deceitful means, observing that the complainant was a highly educated woman working with the Police Department and could not have continued a relationship of 13 years with a married man without consent. The bench of Justice Vinay Saraf observed; "It is...
National Lok Adalat At Punjab & Haryana High Court Settles 225 Cases, Awards ₹9.44 Crore In Motor Accident Claims
As part of the nationwide initiative of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), a National Lok Adalat was organised on Saturday at the Punjab and Haryana High Court in coordination with the High Court Legal Services Committee.The Lok Adalat was conducted under the overall supervision of Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of the High Court and Patron-in-Chief of the High Court Legal...
'Why Was Evidence Of Bangladeshi Trafficking Victim Not Recorded?' Bombay HC Seeks Explanation From Trial Court Over Repatriation Of Woman
The Bombay High Court recently sought an explanation from the Mumbai Sessions Court as to why, despite a clear order to record the statements of a Bangladeshi woman, a victim of immoral trafficking, was not recorded till date as she has to be repatriated to her country and is presently being looked after by an NGO in India. A division bench of Justice Ajay Gadkari and Justice Kamal...